Snow Villiers

Reliable hot-blooded warrior

Companion in 'Final Fantasy XIII' and leader of the vigilante group NORA, a hot-blooded male warrior protecting freedom.

Quotes

  • I'll protect my sister-in-law. Count on it.
  • If everyone's happy, that's enough.
  • No matter what, I'll protect you to the end.
  • Freedom means walking the path you believe in.
  • Iron fist justice for villains!

Trivia

  • Leader of NORA in 'Final Fantasy XIII'.
  • Voice actor Daisuke Ono has played lead or key roles in many popular works.
  • Snow is the tallest party member at 200cm.
  • Summon is Shiva, with Drive mode as a bike.
  • Hot-blooded personality, initially clashed often with Lightning and Hope.

Alternate names

Snow Villiers スノウ Snow

Tags

Final Fantasy XIII Warrior NORA Hot-blooded man l'Cie Battle character Companion Protector Snow

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Profile

Species
Human
Gender
Male

Appearance

Overall appearance
A 200cm giant with a wild appearance sporting stubble. Wears a coat and controls the summon Shiva modeled after a powerful motorcycle.
Height
Approximately 200cm
Eye color
Brown
Hair color
Blond
Distinguishing features
  • Stubble
  • Giant build
  • l'Cie brand on left arm
Iconic items
  • Special durable coat
  • Firearms
  • Bike-type summon Shiva

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Hot-blooded
Detailed personality
Optimistic and caring, with a strong sense of honor and loyalty. Deeply concerned for his comrades, especially striving to protect his fiancée Serah and his friends. Sometimes reckless, but sentimental.
Keywords
  • Hot-blooded
  • Sense of responsibility
  • Reliability
  • Optimistic
  • Caring
  • Loves freedom
  • Loyal to comrades
  • Robust physique
Motto
“I will devote all my strength to protecting the people I want to protect.”
Talents
  • Robust stamina
  • Hand-to-hand combat ability
  • High mental strength
  • Leadership
  • Unyielding will
Skills
  • Pistol combat
  • Bare-handed fighting
  • Summon synergy combat
  • Guerrilla tactics
  • Team command
Motivation
To protect the safety of his fiancée Serah and comrades, and to continue fighting for freedom.
Habits
Masculine speech pattern, sometimes shows mild resistance to shaved heads and such.
Favorite foods
Steak, Meat dishes in general
Hobbies
Fighting alongside comrades, Activities protecting freedom and peace
Favorite places
Bodhum, Vestige area
Favorite colors
Red
Music
Rock style
Disliked situations
Being controlled, Restraint, Injustice

History

Backstory
From Bodhum, leader of NORA. Befriended Gadot and others at the facility in childhood, resists the Sanctum for freedom. Bears a mission to protect fiancée Serah and fights, but sometimes causes friction with comrades.
Debut date
December 17, 2009
Work title
Final Fantasy XIII
Media type
Game

Purge policy resistance

Significant event
Purge policy resistance
Description
As NORA leader, rebelled against the Purge policy and rescued comrades.

l'Cie transformation and mission

Significant event
l'Cie transformation and mission
Description
Upon fiancée Serah's l'Cie branding, accepts the mission to protect her.

Encounter with cavalry corps

Significant event
Encounter with cavalry corps
Description
Builds a complex cooperative relationship with the Sanctum cavalry corps.

Battle with Barthandelus

Significant event
Battle with Barthandelus
Description
Confronts fal'Cie Barthandelus's plan to destroy Cocoon.

Relationships

Serah Farron

Spouse

Fiancée. Bound by deep mutual love, but rife with conflicts due to mission pressures.

Lightning

Sibling

Sister-in-law. Initially clashed but gradually came to understand each other.

NORA comrades

Teammate

Fought together in the Purge resistance battle.

Hope Estheim

Teammate

Clashed due to differing values but recognized each other as comrades.

Vanille

Teammate

Demonstrates his stance of protecting her as part of the team.

Fang

Teammate

Help each other in times of danger.

NORA

NORA: leader

Media appearances

Final Fantasy XIII

Game / Protagonist

December 17, 2009 PS3 Japan release

Voice cast and creators

Daisuke Ono

Voice actor
Daisuke Ono
Language
Japanese
Version or series
Final Fantasy XIII

Troy Baker

Voice actor
Troy Baker
Language
English
Version or series
Final Fantasy XIII

Motomu Toriyama

Creator name
Motomu Toriyama
Role
Original author

Tetsuya Nomura

Creator name
Tetsuya Nomura
Role
Character designer

Daisuke Watanabe

Creator name
Daisuke Watanabe
Role
Writer

Square Enix

Creator name
Square Enix
Role
Publisher

Related goods

Snow Villiers Figure

Item name
Snow Villiers Figure
Category
Figure
Availability
Regular

FFXIII Costume

Item name
FFXIII Costume
Category
Apparel
Availability
Limited

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